We all know that the federal government has been pushing electric cars or "EVs" at least since 2021. The article A Push for Electric Vehicles in the New York Times published on August 6, 2021 stated that by 2030, all new vehicles sold in the US should be electric. They further announced in 2024 that new tailpipe regulations setting limits on pollution would require the automotive industry to sell more electric cars and hybrids.
Elected and unelected bureaucrats are putting tremendous pressure on both automotive manufacturers and on the American public to buy these cars despite several issues that are not ideal for the consumer.
A General Motors certified mechanic working for a dealership in Milwaukee made these basic points about EVs:
- Electric cars are expensive, with an average price of $55,000.
- They have a range of 250 to 300 miles.
- If the weather is cold, they shut down.They then have to warm up in a facility before they can be charged up again.
- An EV might have to be towed if it stalls on the highway between Milwaukee and Chicago.
- If just half of all Americans buy these cars, it will adversely impact the grid servicing our access to electricity.
- In the event of a crash, the driver could easily be electrocuted or burned.
He went on to say that in his shop, there is a 20 foot pole with a hook on the end designed to help drag out any unfortunate mechanic who is electrocuted while working on an electric car. The battery itself is massive and weighs on the average 800 to 1200 pounds.
The US does have some recycling plants for expired EV batteries, though these plants will struggle to keep up with need. There are simply not enough plants to safely process the numbers of electric cars the federal government expects to see on the road. In the meantime, the American public does not seem to be excited about having EVs shoved down their collective throats.
According to a piece titled Tracking Global Data on Electrical Vehicles, author Hannah Ritchie illustrates that the top buyers in EVs are in Norway with the United Kingdom and China following. The U.S. is not that enthusiastic.
While Americans love their cars, they do not love the lack of range of EVs and their propensity for dying in cold weather. What Americans do love is free enterprise, personal preference, and a market driven economy.
Minions of our current climate culture seem to think the automotive industry is a personal plaything for its desire to reduce carbon emissions in the ever popular elitist game of “climate change.”
It's all just a smokescreen to hide big government's desire to control the American market. Learn more about how we can push back on elitists in Washington D.C. and restore self-governance: www.ConventionofStates.com.
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